Soldering apparatus.



J. SUTTER.

SOLDERING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION man ocT. 28. 1916.

Patented Jan. 15, 1918.

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GMM/bncoow J. SUTTER.

soLDERlNG APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 28.1916.

Patented Jan.15,1918.

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To all whom'z'tmay concern.'

Beit known thatI, JA'oofSUTT'ER, a subject of the Czar' of'Russia,"residing' lat Newy York, in the county of`N`ewl York'and Stateof :New York,AY have-invented new "anduseful Improvements in SolderingApparatus; of

whichiI the following isla specification.

This invention relates to a soldering ap# paratus, particularly designedfor' soldering small articles, and inpases where'al'large numberofartiicles" are being continuously soldered.

lOne object of; the invention'isto provide a machine of 'thischaracterfby" means of whichv the acid' or Huizing'"inediur'n` andthesoiderm'ay'r be 'applied tomtheartielej'in' an easy, convenient and'rapid manner, vandai; ainaterial saving 'oftirne over theord'inarysoldering processes. K

l furtherI object off'the invention to provide 'an Vapparatus thatyallows the 'hands y of the operator'to remainl vfreetol 'handlethe'work, and'whichwillA permit the Loperator to operate'the'soldering'tool'by 'foot controlled'rneans. f l

' A fstill'further obj ect of? the 'inventiony is to provide a solderingapparatus by" means of which an article 'may be -soldered'- andthesolder thereon instantly cooled and hardened, to avoid delays occurringinthe solderingof some articles where it is necessary to vwait to allowthe solder-to lharden until further work thereon canbe carried out.

` A still' further object ofthe Vvinvention is to providefa:solderingf'apparatus which' is simple of construction, reliable Aanduefiicient inaction, and'which vmay be manufactured,

installed and operated at a comparatively low Cost. 'y e f VrTheVinvention consists of the features of construction, combination andarrangement f ofIv parts hereinafter 'fullyf describedand claimed,reference-:being had to the= accompanying drawings lin. vvhichz--fyFigure `l is a side elevationgcpartly 'ini secu tion yshoW-ingtheelements of the-deviceuin .retracted position, as when the apparatus isnot'i'n use. f f. f

Fig-z 2 1s a similar viewshowlng the soldering iron indippingposition.'-if ,nl-Fig. 3' isa verticalfsection thoughlfthe parts illustratedin'Figs. 1and"52,::and1shovv-V 'specification of Letters Patent.,Patented Jan, 15,1913 Application'leii'oetbber'za 19'16.se1?ia11\ro'.'12s2s1.

ing the soldering iron" elevated vvto V'applying position.

5 lFig'. 4 isaffrontelevation of the apparatus."

Fig. is a top 'plan vie^w"=thereofl Fig;A 6 isa sectional'viewfthroughthe-iron supportingffsl'eeve.

'-3 Fig; T-"isy afdet'ailview oftjhe bracket supporting the coolingelement 5' detached'V fifom right 2` lcarrying at Vits 'upper end: a'four" armed coupling or connection 3. `iSecuredy to and' extendingforwardly fromf's'aid connection isfan arm 4L', consisting of a 10d`l0rpipe having' at itsl forward end alstop'for abutment '5, and extendingVrearwardlyfrom" thev said Vconnection is a bracket arm* 6,' to whichis" universally jointed, aslshown -at 7, ahld'ing ring orbracket 8.YThis ring 'or bracket 8 carries a flask-or receptacle 9 containing asupply 'of acid orvf'otlier-fluxing' agent 1,0 andl "having aIneckportion fllclosed bya stopper 12; 'iihroug'h'itsv stopper eX- tendsa tube 13, for the admission of .airf to take the place 4of thecli's'cliargedacidyand through said 'stopper also extendone or moredischarge tubes 14 and 15v havingangularly bent discharge ends ornozzles 16', whereby the acid orfluxing liquid from thev flask may bedischarged `in the form of ldrop'sor ina fine stream upony thework tobesoldered This acidV applyingdevic'e maybe placedflin position forvoperationeby'adjusting it upon its bracket support to lbring the:nozzles at a level for the feed of' acidthereto bygravity, and then bytiltingthe iiask back to anup-` right position the How' of acid maybeicut oft' at any time desired, aswilll` be readily understood. f Thedischarge nozzles are of properly 'restricted' diameter tosupply'just ayrvsu'fiicient amount: of acid' to fthe Workl within a given interval,rvso`v as to preventundue loss orv Waste thereof.

Also connected with 'the couplingmefmber 3 is a bracket "arm leomp'osedLof aseries of sections" universally'A jointed. forfmove-i ments tovarious positionsv and carrying at its free enda 'cooling element 185Thiszcool.- ing elementmay bev and preferably: doesaconsist ofafblockofasbestos-or other suitable.-

absorbent, heat-proof material which will hold a suflicient store ofWater, and With which the article to be soldered maybe brought incontact to quickly hardenjithe solder preliminarily yto a subsequentoperation. In soldering, where subsequent operations are to be effected,much'time is lost* ordinarily on account of the necessity of theoperator waiting until the solder cools before starting any otliervorkor passing the arti# cle over-to another Workman. By the use Y of theadjustable cooling element 1S, which may be arranged in positionconvenient to the; workmamithe articlemey. be .QQOle'd by bringing it incontact therewith, so that the solder AWill :rapidly harden- .Wthoutloss '0f ,l Mounted to revolve upon thefarm Lisa tube, orv sleeve19l1eld from outward displacment by the abutment 5 and having dependingfrom its forwardl end a horizontal` transverse liron holder. 20, carriedby a rod ,2,1

l projecting at right angles from the arm.

Thisholder 20 consists of a split sleeve,

Vwhich is adjusted to receive and' embrace the central portion of abaror shank 22 carrying at one end asoldering iron 23 and at its oppositeendl an 'adjusting manipulating .handle 24. The holder sleeve 20 isprovided at one side with a'longitudinal slot 25 through which the barKAor shank 22 may be readily and conveniently inserted and removed,allovvingvsoldering irons ofdierent sizes .vorflengths Yto beinterchangeably employed, saidholder. being Apreferably provided With atubular bushing 26, of asbestos or likev material, and which insulatesit from the iron shank to, prevent transmission of heat thereto fromtheiron'.v Carried by the holder isa clamping screw 27 yadapted toimpinge against the shank 22 to fasten the soldering iron in position.It Will be ob-Y served from the foregoing description' that thesolderingiron as a Whole is mounted so as to be turned orrockedupon and with thesupporting sleeve as an axis to adjust theiron togliegat afdesired`angle or to move into and out of contact withthe work when such f anoperationV becomes necessary, suchmovements ofthe iron also adapting itto'be inf serted into and Withdrawn from the solder,

yas hereinafter described. f

The solder is contained Within a melting pot 28,'andsuitable,operatingvmechanism is providedfor swinging` the iron yin avertical ce plane, to dipfit'inthe solder, as described,

andlraise it when desired for use; This operatingv mechanism comprises.alever arm 29 attached .-to the hollowshaft orcsleeve 19and coupled byabord, chain or like flexibler/onf.

foot piece the 'iron will drop by` 'gravity' downward solder".vv T

to submerge its tip in the molten lfhewpot carried by a bracket arm 33Which-:has VVan upright spindle portion 34 f journaled in a verticalsleeve 35 upon a post 2,'vvhichsleeve also supports the pulley f31,

and between'avhichvlspindle and sleeve 1s a gasket 36 of asbestos orother heat insulating material to preventctransmission ofcheat from thepot to the standard; l/Vashers 37 are arranged upon Vthe spindlejinconjunction Withfanut 38 and thus secure the spindle in position,Whileadaptingfsaid spindle to be turned or rotated to properly positionthe pot 2S withrelation to the iron andheat-V ing means. v

- The means for heating .the pot fand (irfon.

comprises agas supply pipe 32) supported by thestandard 2 and havingburner pipes 40 and 41 extending therefrom and carrying.

burners-42 and 43 respectively, valves 44 and 45 beingA provided in saidpipes for controlling the supplyof gas to theburners. The burner 42fisdisposed beneath the pot 23 'for directly heating the same, While theburner 43 terminates in an angular end Vwhich overhangs the pot and isarranged to project its flame against `the soldering ironf when thelatter'is in an elevated position, for the purpose of keeping the ironhot and the solder in a ,fluid condition and at the same time causingthe surplus solder to be melted and to flow back into the'pot. By thedescribed arrangement it'rwill be obvious that'jthe pot 28 may beheatedto Ytheeztact temperature desired to keepA the solder yin a properAstate ofifluidity.y y' g ,From the foregoing description, taken inconnectionvvith the accompanyingldrawings, theconstructionfand' mode of,operation of my improved soldering fapparatusyvill be readilyunderstood. and it will be seen that the Yinvention provides vanapparatus of 'this character Which-'is especially. desirable for usehinlsoldering' smallarticles, especially where alarge number `ofl-articlesrare 'to be soldered at ay time in regular ordeli 91. sncf cession, theconstruction enabling theoperatork to Workwithboth-hands freeto manip l'Y ulate andxapply thearticlestothe acidsupplier andf soldering ironysoth ateach article may be easily andcuickly soldered, allowing a-largenumber ofv articles to befsoldered'in a given time. Furthermore, theconstruction 1s suchrthat in l.many cases morej than one vWorkman mayuse one and the same appa;

ratus, *thus furtherY increasing l the production, while by providingthev cooling element, considerable time and labor will' vbe "savedinhandling. articles-farblich must be treated,

after being soldered, and Where it is necessupport dependent from thesleeve, a soldersary to cool and harden the solder before ing ironadjustably carried thereby, and carrying on further operations. meansfor imparting rotary motion to said I claimzsleeve.

In a soldering apparatus, the combination In testimony whereof I affixmy signature of a supporting post, a soldering pot mountin presence oftwo Witnesses.

ed upon the post, means for heating the JACOB SUTTER. same, an armprojecting from the post to a Witnesses: position above the solderingpot, a sleeve for JOHN J. BAINED,

1o the arm and adapted to rotate thereon, a JOHN A. PLYIN.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C."

